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The Dormition of the Theotokos (, Koímēsis, often anglicized as Kimisis ) is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches which commemorates the " falling asleep " or death of the Theotokos ( Mary, the mother of Jesus ; literally translated as God-bearer ), and her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven.
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*** Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos ( Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches )
** Leave-Taking of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos ( Eastern Catholic Churches )
* Dormition of the Theotokos / Assumption of Mary – August 15
The Eastern Orthodox Church liturgical calendar begins on 1 September – proceeding annually from the Nativity of the Theotokos to the celebration of Jesus ' birth in the winter ( Christmas ), through his death and resurrection in the spring ( Pascha / Easter ), to his Ascension and the Assumption of his mother ( Dormition of the Theotokos / Virgin Mary ) in the summer.
The earliest surviving portrait of Tamar from the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos | Dormition at Vardzia, c. 1184 – 1186
Another frothy Baroque church, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos, was destroyed in 1934 and rebuilt in the 1990s.
The Dormition Fast lasts for two weeks from August 1 to August 14 in preparation for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos ( August 15 ).
* Dormition of the Theotokos ( August 15 )
Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Varna | Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral
In icons of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the mandorla is used to depict sacred moments which transcend time and space, such as the Resurrection, Transfiguration, and the Dormition of the Theotokos.
While Catholic dogma leaves open the question of Mary's death before rising to Heaven, the Eastern Orthodox tradition of the Dormition of the Theotokos teaches that Mary died and then rose to Heaven.
The Catholic Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on August 15, and the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholics celebrate the Dormition of the Theotokos ( the falling asleep of the Mother of God ) on the same date, preceded by a 14-day fast period.
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Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos by El Greco, 16th century ( Cathedral of the Dormition, Ermoupolis ).
The Dormition of the Theotokos is celebrated on August 15 ( August 28, N. S.
In some places, the Rite of the " Burial of the Theotokos " is celebrated at the Dormition, during the All-Night Vigil.
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The Cathedral of the Dormition (, or Uspensky sobor ) is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
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Orthodox Christians should go to confession at least four times a year ; often during one of the four fasting periods ( Great Lent, Nativity Fast, Apostles ' Fast and Dormition Fast ).
Dormition and Kimisis
In Greek, " Dormition " is " Kimisis " ( Coemesis ) -- falling asleep in death -- from which the word " cemetery " derives.
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* c. 1080 – 1100 – Christ Pantokrator, mosaic in the central dome, church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece, is made.
Observed by Roman Catholics and some Anglicans on August 15, which is the same as the Eastern and Orthodox feast of the Dormition, the end of the earthly life of the Virgin Mary and, for some, her bodily Assumption into heaven, is celebrated.
The largest and most opulent church in the city is the Dormition Cathedral, a five-domed edifice in the Russian Revival style, consecrated in 1896, demolished by the Soviets, and restored in the early first decade of the 21st century.
The island's Cathedral is the old Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin and sits on the quayside in the town.
The Orthodox Church also believes in the Assumption ( which is termed the Dormition ).
The Dormition Church ( right ) is located upon the hill currently called Mount Zion.
"... Orthodox tradition is clear and unwavering in regard to the central point the Dormition: the Holy Virgin underwent, as did her Son, a physical death, but her body – like His – was afterwards raised from the dead and she was taken up into heaven, in her body as well as in her soul.
Many theologians note by way of comparison that in the Catholic Church, the Assumption is dogmatically defined, while in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the Dormition is less dogmatically than liturgically and mystically defined.
The Feast of the Dormition is preceded by a two-week fast, referred to as the Dormition Fast.
The Dormition Fast is a stricter fast than either the Nativity Fast ( Advent ) or the Apostles ' Fast, with only wine and oil ( but no fish ) allowed on weekends.
The first day of the Dormition Fast is a feast day called the Procession of the Cross ( August 1 ), on which day it is customary to have a crucession and perform the Lesser Sanctification of Water.
A prominent example of this is the name of this feast ; another is the Dormition of Anna, Mary's mother.
The Orthodox belief regarding Mary's falling asleep are expressed in the liturgical texts used of the feast of the Dormition ( August 15 ) which is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, and is held by all pious Orthodox Christians.
The Dormition is known as the Death of the Virgin in Catholic art, where it is a reasonably common subject, mostly drawing on Byzantine models, until the end of the Middle Ages.
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When a Saturday falls during one of the fasting seasons ( Great Lent, Nativity Fast, Apostles ' Fast, Dormition Fast ) the fasting rules are always lessened to an extent.
During the Fast, either the Great Paraklesis ( Supplicatory Canon ) or the Small Paraklesis are celebrated every evening except Saturday evening and the Eves of the Transfiguration and the Dormition.
There are also special Evlogitaria of the Dormition which are chanted, echoling the Evlogitaria of the Resurrection which are chanted on Great Saturday and at Sunday Matins throughout the year.
One might notice the similarities between the traditional depictions of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Byzantine iconography and the account of the death of the Egyptian Desert Father, Sisoes the Great.
The main attractions of the Lavra include Great Lavra Belltower, the notable feature of the Kiev skyline, and the Dormition Cathedral, destroyed in World War II, and fully reconstructed in recent years.
The Rite of Constantinople observes four fasting seasons: Great Lent, Nativity Fast, Apostles ' Fast and Dormition Fast.
* Lenten Orthros — Weekdays ( Monday through Friday ) during Great Lent, and certain days during the lesser fasting seasons ( Nativity Fast, Apostles ' Fast and Dormition Fast ).
During the weekdays of Great Lent and certain days during the lesser Lenten seasons ( Nativity Fast, Apostles ' Fast, and Dormition Fast ), the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on weekdays is not permitted.
But by that time, the Parish of the Dormition was not the only Russian Orthodox parish in Great Britain, as a number of other parishes appeared, set up by Russian Orthodox communities.
It was built by the order of Grand Prince Vladimir ( Volodymyr ) the Great between 989 and 996 by Byzantine and local workers to commemorate the Baptism of Kievan Rus ' and was originally named the " Church of Our Lady ", in honor of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
Eastern Orthodox Christians fast during specified fasting seasons of the year, which include not merely the better-known Great Lent, but also fasts on every Wednesday and Friday ( except on special holidays ), together with extended fasting periods before Christmas ( the Nativity Fast ), after Easter ( the Apostles Fast ) and in early August ( the Dormition Fast ).
The Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew, Birmingham is a Greek Orthodox cathedral under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople ( Fener, Istanbul ), via the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain ( based in Craven Hill, London ).
* Lenten Orthros — Weekdays ( Monday through Friday ) during Great Lent, and certain days during the lesser fasting seasons ( Nativity Fast, Apostles ' Fast and Dormition Fast ).
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